As with other weapons, it does take a person to pull the trigger to make a firearm deadly (“Students protest gun violence with D.C. ‘die-in’,” Feb. 20). I believe a mentally sane person should be able to own a firearm.

On the other hand, gun clubs have machine guns that can be rented for use on the property. I believe that no civilian should actually be allowed to own one. There is just no reason to.